Mostly sunny and mild on Thursday; warmer by weekend

Hope you enjoyed the cold air this morning -- because conditions are expected to warm relatively quickly over the next couple of days. By New Year's Day, we might see 80 degrees again.

Thursday's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid to upper 50s. By Friday afternoon, temperatures are predicted to be in the mid to upper 70s.

In addition to being on the warm side, the long holiday weekend should be mostly sunny. However, there is a small chance of rain on Saturday night and Sunday, thanks to another approaching cold front.

Over the next few weeks, more cold waves should bring a chill to South Florida, meteorologist Barry Baxter of the National Weather Service in Miami said. The next one might arrive as early as next week, he said.